Queen Elizabeth is being laid to rest at a state funeral at Westminster Abbey. The service, which has been attended by 2,000 invited guests, is being watched by billions across the UK and the globe.
Guests include heads of state, former prime ministers and members of foreign royal families. The service includes hymns The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want - which was sung at the Queen's wedding - The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended; and Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.
Reverends and the Archbishop of Canterbury are also giving readings as part of the service, as well as Prime Minister Liz Truss. The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, conducted the service and say The Bidding during the funeral.
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Prayers were read by the Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and The Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally.
Reverend Canon Helen Cameron, Moderator of the Free Churches Group, praised the Queen’s “unstinting devotion to duty, her compassion for her subjects, and her counsel to her ministers”.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, and Prime Minister Liz Truss also gave readings.
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